MAIN LINGUISTICS

RESEARCH CONCERNS

SUB FOCI

Languages of the Caribbean and language contact phenomena.

The description of these languages is a prime concern, as well as information on their relative vitality, as several are suffering attrition and death. Those studied include:

v     Berbice and Skepi Dutch;

v     Bhojpuri in Trinidad;

v     French-lexicon Creole;

v     Jamaican Creole;

v     Portuguese in Trinidad;

v     Spanish in Trinidad;

v     Tobagonian Creole;

v     Trinidadian Creole;

v     Trinidad and Tobago Standard English;

v     Caribbean Creoles (other).

Discourse Analysis

v     Discourse of medical interaction;

v     Discourse of politics;

v     Discourse of the press;

v     Discourse of university students;

v     Gendered discourse;

v     The Language of Literature.

Language Acquisition and Development

First language acquisition and learning in

the local milieu:

v     In infancy and early childhood;

v    At secondary school stage;

v    At tertiary stage.

Second language acquisition:

v     Cognitive styles;

v     Language learning strategies.    

Language Education/Awareness

Medical Education

v     Teaching English Language in the Caribbean Context;

v     Teaching of Foreign Languages.

v     Bilingual and bi-varietal language education

v     Curriculum integration: communication skills ands library skills

v     Health communication text in preparation.